Is it beneficial to include non UX related research on a portfolio?

1. What should a UX portfolio not include?
2. Should you only include case studies from your work as a professional UX designer in your design portfolio?
3. Do you need a UX research portfolio?
4. How many case studies should be in UX portfolio?

What should a UX portfolio not include?

Another common UX portfolio mistake: focusing too much on your design results and not enough on your design process. This approach works for other industries, but for UX design, it lacks detail about your process. We encourage students to use their resumes to emphasize big wins and results.

Should you only include case studies from your work as a professional UX designer in your design portfolio?

It's better to remove irrelevant UX case studies and end up with a UX design portfolio with less content than to include case studies irrelevant to your UX role. That's because if your UX design portfolio contains a messy mix of case studies, you're telling your recruiter that you don't really know what you want to be.

Do you need a UX research portfolio?

For most UX research roles, you don't need a portfolio, but they might help you land your first one. Most researchers don't actively maintain one, most job postings don't require one, and they don't come up in most interviews.

How many case studies should be in UX portfolio?

How many case studies to include in your portfolio? As a junior designer, you should show 2-3 projects in your portfolio. As a senior, that number increases to 4-5. Adding more is pointless because it's unlikely that your audience will have the time to read each.